The quotations of

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician

1913–1996

3 quotes.

It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.
My Brain Is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos (1998) by Bruce Schechter, p. 99
- Luck
- Thinking
We’ll continue tomorrow — if I live.
Common remark when breaking off work for the night, as quoted in “The Magician of Budapest” in The Edge of the Universe: Celebrating Ten Years of Math Horizons (2007) by Deanna Haunsperger and Stephen Kennedy, p. 111
- Life & Death
If numbers aren’t beautiful, I don’t know what is.
Frequent remark, as quoted in My Brain Is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos (1998) by Bruce Schechter, p. 14
- Beauty

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